2 year agoWhite House on the new $800 million assistance package
The new aid to Ukraine includes 100 drones "100 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems" on the White House fact sheet
Russian airstrike targeted Neptun swimming pool in Mariupol
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2 year ago"May God protect the young Ukrainians out there defending their country." per @POTUS before signing legislation authorizing $800 million in more help for Ukraine
2 year agoRussian shelling targeted civilian houses in Podilsky district of Kyiv. Low-pressure natural gas pipeline was damaged. Civil defense units on the site
"This is a struggle that pits the appetite of an autocrat against humankind's desire to be free" per @POTUS. "Let there be no doubt, no uncertainty, no question. America stands with the forces of freedom"
"Together with our allies and partners we will keep up the pressure on Putin's crumbling economy, isolating him" per @POTUS. "That's out goal - make Putin pay the price.while strengthening the hand of the Ukrainians on the battlefield and at the negotiating table"
"This could be a long and difficult battle but the America people will be steadfast in our support of the people of Ukraine in the face of Putin's immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations" per @POTUS
US aid to Ukraine includes drones, per @POTUS, calling it part of US commitment to help Kyiv with "our most cutting-edge systems", "And more will be coming" he says"
US aid "has clearly helped Ukraine inflict dramatic losses on Russians forces" per @POTUS Says US authorized $1 billion to help Kyiv just this week. Includes 800 anti-aircraft systems & help with acquiring longer-range anti systems
"What's at stake here are the principles that the United States and the United Nations, across the world stand for. It's about freedom" per @POTUS. "It's about making sure Ukraine never, will never be a victory for Putin no matter what advances he makes on the battlefield"
"It's God awful" what Putin is doing in Ukraine, per @POTUS. "Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation on Ukraine, bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals.These are atrocities. They are an outrage to the world"
2 year ago.@POTUS praises Ukraine President @ZelenskyyUa for speech to Congress. "He speaks for a people who have shown remarkable courage & strength in the face of brutal aggression"
Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov has been released from Russian captivity - Andriy Yermak
Advisor to the office of President of Ukraine: Briefly. FT published a draft, which represents the requesting position of the Russian side. Nothing more. Ukraine side has its own positions. The only thing we confirm at this stage is a ceasefire, withdrawal of Russian troops and security guarantees from a number of countries
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It's propaganda
Russian Ministry of Defense again accusing Security Service of Ukraine and Western countries in preparation of attack with chemical substances, claims that Russian units in Ukraine are not in possession of chemical weapons
2 year ago18:03 (Minsk time) Several fuel trucks with "V" marks and camouflage nets are moving along the R-31 highway towards Kalinkavichy (Gomel region)
Putin's hopes for a "quick victory, this blitzkrieg taking control over Kyiv within days has absolutely failed" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg "But we should not underestimate Russia's capabilities when it comes to continuing the war& also to continue to attack,including cities"
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2 year agoMariupol' theater of Drama was destroyed in Russian airstrike
2 year ago3 killed, 5 wounded as result of fire after shelling at market near Heroiv Pratsy metro station in Kharkiv
2 year agoMinister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: the UN International Court of Justice ordered the Russian Federation to immediately stop the military operation in Ukraine
"President Putin must stop this war immediately" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg ".withdraw his forces now & engage in diplomacy in good faith"
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2 year agoOn Poland's proposal for a peacekeeping mission, NATO Secretary General says "what we need is peace in Ukraine, we support all efforts to find a negotiated solution, we have no plans of deploying NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine"
2 year agoNATO chief Stoltenberg says "we don't see any sign" on the ground that Russia is ready to make peace with Ukraine"
2 year agoNATO chief Stoltenberg details some of the ways the alliance is adjusting to what he calls the "new normal": with "major adjustments" to the military posture. He expects eg more forces in the eastern part of the alliance at higher readiness, more pre-positioned equipment
